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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Shapla Square

23°43.59′N 90°25.30′E / 23.72650°N 90.42167°E / 23.72650; 90.42167

Shapla Square in Dhaka

Shapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel near the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily, the species Nymphaea nouchali), the national flower of Bangladesh. The sculpture is surrounded by a fountain.

The location also marks a mass grave of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

See also